Alexander Payne

STEPHANIE BUNBURY
The Sideways director has reignited Bruce Dern's career by casting him as a confused old man in Nebraska.

4 reviews so far

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Run, Don't walk to see Nebraska an almost perfect Alexander Payne film. Performances are exquisite all the way through this pitch perfect, painstakingly real film. Middle America has never been more desolate, bleak and achingly funny . It shows for most middle Americans , "the Dream" never made it to them. The photography is so beautiful , you forget you are watching a black and white film. Terrific script and wonderful performances from every cast member, makes this a must see. Fabulous. Greg Higgs

Commenter

Nebraska

Location

Luna Leederville

Date and time

February 16, 2014, 7:59PM

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

I saw this at a festival last year and loved it. Great performances, beautiful cinematography and a sublime them of 'money changes everything' (something Payne touched on in his previous film 'The Descendants') makes this a terrific cinema experience.

Commenter

thegregferris

Location

Marrickville

Date and time

February 19, 2014, 4:17PM

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

A theme for our age: a middle aged son who's caring enough to learn to see the rational in his elderly father's irrationality. Funny, well cast and moving.